Homepage Newsroom Ecology (E&C) Drought 2018: Warm springtime’s unwelcome legacy June 12, 2020 Climate Ecology (E&C) A new study shows that the severe impact of the summer drought that hit Europe in 2018 was partly due to the spring heatwave that preceded it. This triggered an early and rapid plant growth, depleting soil moisture more The constant addition of nutrients into our ecosystems is depleting biodiversity May 27, 2020 Biodiversity Climate Ecology (E&C) Interview with Sönke Zaehle from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry about the role of nutrients in the decline of biodiversity more Wading birds: shorebirds with unusual social structures May 27, 2020 Behavioral Biology Biodiversity Ecology (E&C) Waders display fascinating behaviour patterns, but are also exemplary for the loss of biodiversity more Deep-sea mining affects ecosystems at the seafloor April 27, 2020 Biodiversity Ecology (E&C) Microbiology (E&C) Disturbances have a long-term impact on the natural ecosystem functions and microbial communities more A glimpse into the future of tropical forests April 15, 2020 Biodiversity Climate Ecology (B&M) Ecology (E&C) New method enables predictions for the development of species-rich forest more Show more